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Rhythm Lab Records challenged some of the hottest young acts in and around Manchester to collaborate outside their bubble. Hear what they came up with in ‘Sonic Synthesis’ - a new collaborative compilation themed around challenge and experimentation

At the end of 2020, Reform Radio partnered with the Youth Music Incubator Fund to give seven young creatives the opportunity to run the label. By handing over its operational reins amidst the pandemic, Rhythm Lab Records sought to reaffirm itself as a space for Northern creatives to collaborate, learn and push each other out of their comfort zones at a time when new connections were difficult to find.

The group’s first release, ‘Sonic Synthesis: STEMS’, featured Northern-based industrial pop artist CURRENTMOODGIRL and alternative R&B artist Yelena Lashimba, with both artists (independently of each other) exploring agency and toxicity in their work, commenting on the difficulties and the triumph of finding your voice in environments that wish to commodify, objectify and ultimately strip that agency away from you. A message that resonates with many cis/trans women as well as non binary people the world over.

During ‘Sonic Synthesis: ROOTS’, artist duos Sindysman/China Lilly and Micco/Elias crafted a soundscape based around a theme of dreams and sleep, focusing on the escapism that dreams provide us as the only lockdown-friendly means of travel and the paralysing effects they can have when you’re stuck dreaming and forget you’re asleep, taking centre stage, creatively.

And then there was the compilation. With an added bonus track from artists Callum Hultquist and LINTD, who have never met in person, aptly named U ’n’ I, a song that seamlessly blends the tensions of connecting through joint experiences, with that of rebellion and sex. ‘Sonic Synthesis’ is a 9 track digital compilation that celebrates the openly collaborative space that Rhythm Lab Records have carefully curated over the past six months with their artists, plus the journey that the seven young people operating the label have been on as developing music industry execs. Current label manager, Hannah O’Gorman, offers a word on the success of the last six months; “I came into this role knowing very little about what it took to run a successful record label but the creative freedom and trust that was given to the team and I has made this the perfect learning opportunity. I’m so proud of the work we’ve done and feel confident pursuing a music industry career with the experience, training, and new contacts I’ve made.”

‘Sonic Synthesis’ may be coming to an end, but Rhythm Lab Records itself has no intention of slowing down. As the world opens up and the needs of the Manchester music scene expands and transforms, the young Rhythm Lab team will be certain to keep up with these needs. Five of the seven young people who began work on the project in December 2020 have now been retained for a further 6 months via the Government’s new ‘Kick Start’ initiative, which Reform Radio are particularly excited about.

Reform Radio director Jemma Tanswell offers; “quote about the future of the project, getting to meet the team face-to-face as we come out of lockdown, being excited to see what’s next, etc.”

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released June 9, 2021

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